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UPSC Prelims 2024 Paper-I 📅 16 Jun, 2024

Consider the following ocean floor relief features:
1. Continental Shelf
2. Continental Slope
3. Continental Rise
4. Abyssal Plain

Arrange the above features in the correct sequence from the coast towards the open ocean:

A
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
B
1 - 3 - 2 - 4
C
2 - 1 - 3 - 4
D
1 - 2 - 4 - 3
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UPSC Prelims
2024 • 16 Jun, 2024 • Paper-I
Consider the following ocean floor relief features:
1. Continental Shelf
2. Continental Slope
3. Continental Rise
4. Abyssal Plain

Arrange the above features in the correct sequence from the coast towards the open ocean:
Correct Answer
1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Geography: Oceanography.Context: Ocean Floor Relief.Details: The correct sequence of ocean floor relief features starting from the coast to the deep ocean is: C......
💡 Analysis & Explanation
Geography
Oceanography.
Context
Ocean Floor Relief.
Details
The correct sequence of ocean floor relief features starting from the coast to the deep ocean is: Continental Shelf (shallowest, adjoining the coast) -> Continental Slope (steep descent) -> Continental Rise (gentle slope at the base) -> Abyssal Plain (the deep ocean floor).